“An amazing look at FDR’S early life and his ancestors. The writing was fantastic and the history thoughtfully organized. The book covers young FDR from 1882 (his birth) until his marriage to Eleanor Roosevelt in 1905. A fun read for those interested in the history of our (respectable) presidents.” – Nicole Imhof

“This book was one of the most enjoyable novels I’ve read in ages. It’s heartbreaking, hilarious, and somehow too short at 640 pages. Hill’s humanity and heart come through in scene after scene, whether he’s dissecting our political world, our relationships with our family or our obsession with media and technology. I can’t wait to read his next book!” – Fred Benenson

“Neuromancer meets Jason Bourne. Written by a futurist who worked at MS, Ramez Naam. What if you could run code on your brain? Explores moral, political, military scene in a near future world that seems pretty plausible.” – Eric Migicovsky

“Harari continues his masterful exploration of the human story he began in ‘Sapiens’ and continues it to its logical next steps. The book makes you rethink what it is and will be to be a human being.” – Geoff Ralston

“It is shocking how so many of our recent catastrophes from Katrina to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster were predicted and avoidable if only… This great book explores what happened in 7 such disasters and gives clues as to how to pay attention to the warnings we so often get, but mostly ignore.” – Geoff Ralston

“Great for self-awareness and self-knowledge. It is not an easy book but it’s really approachable and pretty short. This poem at the intro of the book sums it up.” – Ramon Recuero

I am not I.
I am this one
walking beside me whom I do not see,
whom at times I manage to visit,
and whom at other times I forget;
who remains calm and silent while I talk,
and forgives, gently, when I hate,
who walks where I am not,
who will remain standing when I die.

“Frames human perceptions of reality over the course of our development with sufficient abstraction to compare religions, economic systems, corporations and humanism in similar terms. Proposes a new value system to replace humanism: dataism.” – Joe Betts-Lacroix

“Parameterizes the difference between liberal and conservative value systems in a 6-variable space, making it easier to understand why people have a hard time understanding each other, and now to bridge those gaps. Overall, I like books that help me question and deepen by values :)” – Joe Betts-Lacroix

“An insightful read on how bubbles form and how they mature (or don’t mature) into impactful trends. I found the framework helpful given the many newer contexts since publication, e.g. artificial intelligence, blockchain, etc.” – Adora Cheung

“The various health disciplines interested in the back have succeeded in creating an army of the partially disabled in this country with their medieval concepts of structural damage and injury as the basis of back pain.” – John Sarno, MD

“Dr Sarno’s work and insights are invaluable. Despite the horrible pain, it turns out there is nothing wrong with my back — my brain just needed a software update.” – Paul Buchheit